Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia

Jun 23, 2023

Enid Maud Graham passed away peacefully on June 23, 2023, in Vancouver, BC, at the age of 96. She is survived by Bernice Sr., her family, and her friends.

During her life, Enid worked as a dedicated Registered Nurse and Midwife in London, England, before moving to Vancouver, BC, and working at Shaughnessy Hospital.

A...

Jun 22, 2023

BOLGER, Catherine (Cathy) Marie passed away peacefully on June 22, 2023, in Vancouver, at the age of 85.

Predeceased by her loving husband, William (Bill) Albert Bolger. She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Cindy, Andree, and Colleen Bolger, and her grandchildren, Darren and Lucy Bolger, and Brianna Engler.

A Funeral Service will be...

Jun 21, 2023

Funeral Mass:

Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM

St. Augustine's Parish

2028 W 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1T4

Interment:

Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Ross Bay Cemetery

1495 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC

Obituary: ...

Jun 20, 2023

Maria Tirnanich passed away peacefully on June 20, 2023, in Vancouver, at the age of 95. She was predeceased by her husband Kris Tirnanich. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Jelena Squire, son-in-law Gary Squire, and her many friends.

Maria was born in Vienna, Austria, August 27, 1927.  As a young woman, she immigrated to...

Jun 20, 2023

Peacefully and on his own terms Larry passed away at UBC Hospital’s STAT Unit on Tuesday, June 20 in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Kathy Chelew of 45 special years. Son of the late Fred and Stella Holowenko. Larry is survived by his brothers Aeron and Jerry, sister Diane, and sisters-in-law Margaret and Heather. He will be greatly...

Jun 19, 2023

Don passed away peacefully on Jun 19, 2023 in Burnaby, BC at the age of 90, he is predeceased by his wife, Myrtle Christine Dent (nee Smith).

Don was born in Bruno, SK and raised in Saskatoon by his mom, Caroline (Carrie) McDonald. Later in life Don discovered that his father was Samuel Hill. With this discovery...

Jun 16, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother, Paul. We were so grateful to be with him, spending wonderful family time together in Las Vegas before his death. Paul will be remembered mostly for his generosity, loyalty, and thoughtfulness. His boisterous laugh and love of life brought joy to our lives,  and he held...

Jun 14, 2023

Lawrence (Larry) Paul Bauer, 79 of Vancouver B.C., son of the late Robert Lawrence Bauer and late Dorothy Estelle Bauer (née Harper) of Moncton N.B. passed away suddenly in Vancouver on Wednesday, 14th June 2023.

Larry is pre-deceased by a twin brother who died at four years of age, 'brothers and sisters-in-law' Bruno, Jack (Cinci), and Phillip...

Jun 13, 2023

Our family is in mourning over the loss of our Mother, Nana and Great Grandma.

Doddie is predeceased by her husband Cy. She is survived by her sons Neil and Scott (Shannon), daughters Marie (Rudy) Rita and Diana (Keith), grandchildren Rebecca, Madeleine, Jackson and Mackenzy, great grandson Finnegan.

Dolores was born in St. Paul’s Hospital...

Jun 12, 2023

Our beloved Ben, 76, went home to Jesus peacefully with loved ones by his side on June 12, 2023, at his home in Vancouver. Ben was born to Brian and Lillian (Fleming) Sawer on February 18, 1947, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Ben leaves to grieve; his cherished wife of 53 years, Cathy; his children David (Johanna) and Andrea...

Jun 10, 2023

Philip Malcolm Perkins, 80, passed away on June 10, 2023, with family by his side. Mal was born October 2, 1942, in Talley, a small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. A few years later, the family (Nana/ Harriet, Bampi/ Philip, Brian, Al and Marian) moved to St. Athan in Glamorgan, South Wales, where he spent the rest of his childhood....

Jun 6, 2023

Wendy was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 14, 1949 to Martin and Esme Hampe.  She grew up in Dryden, Ontario and attended both elementary and high school there.  She won many trophies for her accomplishment with piano.

Wendy graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1970.  She was in their last...

Jun 6, 2023

In the early hours of June 6th, Deborah Maureen Birch passed away at home, in the presence of her loving husband. First responders tried heroically to revive her but were unable. She was 69 years old, having lived with chronic illnesses for more than 2 decades. Deb had worked most of her life in hospitals until illness prevented her...

Jun 4, 2023

Marianne passed away on Sunday, 4 June. She is predeceased by her father Audy Sullivan, her mother June Sullivan and her stepfather Joe Costain, and she is lovingly remembered by her husband James Janzen, daughter Katie (Nat), brother Frank Sullivan, stepmother Cherry Sullivan and a large extended family.

Marianne was born in Scarborough, Ontario but moved to...

Jun 3, 2023

Having achieved the milestone birthday of 100 years last Christmas Eve, Florcia peacefully journeyed to join her Lord despite having an earthly passport still valid till 2027. Predeceased by many of the family including her husband Kazimierz (Local 97) in 2002 and her younger daughter Lilian (Pinki) in 2021, Flora leaves behind her remaining daughter Annette along with family...

Jun 2, 2023

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Thomas ("Tom") Wellington Leslie on June 2, 2023. Thomas was born in Edmonton, Alberta on November 14, 1941, where he lived as a child and young adult. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta (BA) and then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he received...

Jun 1, 2023

Nadene had an irresistible personality, with an infectious laugh, sparkling smile and ever-positive attitude which brought joy to everyone she met. She was gentle, kind and generous. She had a strong sense of right and wrong, but always applied it with a forbearance and understanding of the nature and circumstances of others. What others might see as flaws, she...

May 28, 2023

It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the unexpected unfortunate passing of Katica Durkovich on Sunday, May 28th, just after her 93rd Birthday at Vancouver General Hospital ~ T7D. After 16 1/2 years at Banfield Pavilion, falling from her bed and breaking her hip & femur was bad enough ~ she survived the surgery, however 3 weeks later,...

May 21, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Margherita Cucca announces the passing of their precious mother, daughter, sister, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother - a woman who loved well and was well loved: Margherita slipped away after a long heart-breaking period of physical and mental decline inflicted on her by dementia at the age of 89 on Sunday,...

May 20, 2023

It is with sadness that the family announces the passing of John Francis Morris. John passed away peacefully on May 20, 2023, at Burnaby General Hospital in Burnaby, British Columbia. John was in his 86th year.

Son of the late Stephen Morris and the late Frances Hayes, John was the brother of Carmel (late James Harrington), and...